Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Ashland University Theatre alumnus James Savage (2000) is acting in "8x10," a devised solo performance that illuminates the reality of solitary confinement in the U.S.A. More information and accepted donations can be found at indiegogo.com/projects/8x10-at-the-cincy-fringe#/.

Monday, May 22, 2017

Congratulations to Ashland University Theatre alumni Brittany Hartman ('12) and Kelli Lennox ('14) on the opening of Venus, written by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Lear deBessonet, at NYC's Signature Theatre Company as Assistant Wig Designer and Wig, Hair & Makeup Supervisor, respectively. READ MORE

Biology major Olivia Widenmeyer recently received a $500 grant from the Ohio Biological Survey to purchase additional transmitters for her field research investigating populations of two rare bird species at Ashland University's Black Fork Wetlands. Olivia and her faculty research mentor, Professor Merrill Tawse, have identified the Sora and Virginia Rails at our wetlands preserve. By attaching radio transmitters to the birds she is able to determine how they use their habitat. READ MORE

Friday, May 19, 2017

"In the role of Jesus, Evan Tyrone Martin is “stunningly beautiful” with the largest eyes I have ever seen on a stage and a voice that will send shivers up and down your spine." --Alan Bresloff, Around the Town Chicago LEARN MORE

The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University opens a juried exhibition on Friday, May 19 with a reception from 6-7:30 p.m.. The exhibit features 48 works created by the members of the Ashland Community Arts League including painting, ceramics, photography, fiber arts, printmaking, glass and mixed media. The reception will feature live entertainment by "Rock Salt & Nails," and coincides with the Ashland Regional Ballet & Opus II Dance Studio’s 35th Annual Spring Dance Concert entitled Cinderella.

Monday, May 15, 2017

Emily Cardwell's senior thesis, "To Dissolve the Barbarous Spell": The Significance of Female Education in Eighteenth-Century English Literature, won two prestigious campus prizes: the Howard O. Rowe Scholarship from the Honors Program, and the Charles E. Parton Award from the Ashbrook Program. FULL STORY

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Emily Civittolo presented at the 31st Annual Ohio Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference hosted by John Carroll University. Her presentation was titled, "College Students' Attitudes Towards Mental Illness", and Dr. Curt Ickes was her faculty sponsor. This was Emily's third research presentation of the semester, as she also presented at the Ashland University's Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium and at the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago.

Maria Cardona won the 2017 English Department Creative Writing Award. Below she reflects on her four years at AU and what the future holds.

The Creative Writing program was the reason I decided to come to AU when I was seventeen. I still remember walking into Dr. Brown’s Comp 101 class and being terrified of my assignments because I’d never had to write a “real” paper before. Coming from Puerto Rico, I had never written very many papers in school. My English classes were mostly focused on vocabulary, reading, and speaking. I’d written a few essays for other classes but never anything big. FULL STORY

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Featuring Ashland University organist Dr. Timothy E. Guenther as the guest soloist, the Ashland Musical Club will present its spring Scholarship Benefit Recital at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 14 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 508 Center Street in Ashland. The program is “A Celebration of Lutheran Organ Music” in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the constituting of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. FULL STORY

In conjunction with their chapter study on Defense Attorneys, CJ-235 guest speaker Attorney Rolf Whitney to the classroom. Attorney Whitney, who practices criminal defense law in multiple jurisdictions, spoke to the class about the broad range of cases he handles, ranging from traffic cases to death penalty cases. READ MORE

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

WJW news anchor and reporter Todd Meany visited AU's JDM Department on Friday,
April 28. JDM majors and minors were able to attend a talk by Mr. Meany
regarding his broadcasting career and his advice for JDM students.

Congratulations to Emily Wirtz and Danielle Bruno who were presented with a "regional research award" from Psi Chi at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago on April 20th! Their research project, titled The Effects of Aggression on Ability, was one of 20 award winners out of 600 research abstracts that were submitted to the MPA conference.